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Crime in OX25 5

How much crime is recorded in OX25 5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Cherwell
Region
South East
Population
10,687 (2024)
Crime

How safe is OX25 5

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in OX25 5, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
18.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
31
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).

OX25 5National
Violence and sexual offences14.823.6
Burglary7.89.1
Anti-social behaviour3.610.7
Public order2.64.6
Other theft2.04.5
Criminal damage and arson1.94.7
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Shoplifting1.18.4
Other crime0.91.5
Robbery0.71.4
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Drugs0.62.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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